The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-07-08
THE CRIMES BILL.
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LONDON, July7.-In the House OF Com.
mons tonight on motion made for the
third reading Of the Grimes bill, Mr.. Glad
stone amid prolonged cheers made count.
or motion that the bill bo read a third
time this day three montha. Mr.. Glad.
stone said the bill was conservative, alter.
native to home rule and therefore bore a
different aspect from any ordinary coer.
clon bill. The old coercion mcaauren had
been aimed at crime only, but this new
ono passing beyond crime, aimed nt
societies. [Crlos Of hear, hear j Further
the bill had been brought In without
foundation such as lay under former
coercion bills based on the exist.
encc Of exceptional crime. Mr.. Balfour had
disregarded all precedents, requiring that
the introduction Of coercion measures be
preiaced by q statement OF exceptional
crime. Mr.. Gladstone maintained that
tho increase oil crime In 1856 over 1886. in
view OF agricultural distress in Ireland
was very small. Comparing the otlicisls'
story OF the government In power in Ire. \
land In 1885 with those In power tho frat
five months In 1887, there was a marked :
decrease In the amount Of agrsrian crime,
Yet in 1885 they had reirained from in
Producing a coereive measure from mo.
tivea Of policy. ..SyF1I
ii$ I PAST AND PRESENT. !.
A comparison OF the past and present
statistics afforded no shadow Of juutiflca.
tion for the present measure. Another con-
trast was that in the past the party had
bean nearly unanimous In assen.inp to
coercion, while this bill was opposed by
large minority in the House and by ma.
jority OF people Of the country-a majority
that was not likely to diminish. Cheers
II Parliament retained any regard for the
tradition OF the liberty OF party usapes
the measure would be abandoned. What
could they urge to warrant auch an invasion
OF the peoples liberties2 While resenting
the imputation that the Liberals had
done the same thing, he would admit the
past measures had been fnilures. Among
the differences between the past and the
present was the extraordinary proposal
that made the Viceroy master Of the law
aud right of association. In the present
century such proposal was an outrage
upon every principle OF public duty. ..5,
The Attorney General for Ireland hsd
admitted and 1t was too late to deny that
the bill aimed at suppressions Of exclu-
tsiye dealings. That was far more pardon
able In the weak and poor than in the
rich and powerful, but It was exclusive
dealings OF the poor against the strong at
which the bill aimed. II new crime
were created the measure for its suppress
sion should operate impartially. [Cheers.l
81 APPLIED TO NGLAND. n.
The government did not dare to lift a
finger in or suggsstion that it apply 10
England Q provision such as 1t was forcing
npon Ireland. He contended that the
government was bound to extend 10 tho
occupiero Of land In Ireland 8 perfect
equality with English trades union as re-
garda the right and practices enjoyed by
the lstter among which combination ex.
clIsiyes were. As the bill stood, il If an
Irlshman Joined an association It wss for
MI. Balfour to say whether or not ha be-
csgss criminal by the act. [Cheers I In
conclusion, Mr.. Gladstone said that Ire-
land after 40 years of oppression aud
wrong was in q state OF misery and wretch- I
edness. GCries OF "Hear, Hear."1 In
the whole breadth Of the empire, he said.
there was not eqnare yard OF land
which England had by. force alone. ex.
cepting in Ireland, where force was en-
ployed. ,73 ,;2'} ;3 81
WHOLE WORLD AGAINST THEN. ~ In
Ireland was held by mastery, but tho
government refused to learn that the mas.
terry involved responsibility. [ories Of
"Hear! hearl"l They knew. that the
whole literature Of the world was against
them. He challenged the government to
mention any authority who has reviewed
the relations between England and Ire-
land without arriving at a homo rule solu-
ton. The Tories professed to be fighting
Tor union Of the empire fight in which
the Liberals joined The Liberals held
that 8 charge OF dsunion was ridiculous.
Il vas evident that the present state of
atalrs could not last long, as Mr.. Glad
stone believed that every day tended to
bring the Tories to their doom. ;yJ d,
! s. MIR. Gladstonethen moved for retarda-
ton, amid cheers from tho Liberals and
Parnellite benches. y f. 5$t7' d, 49,,
| Mr.. Baltour, replying to Mr.. Gladstone,
referred to the charge that the govern
ment had brought the bill ns an aiterna- Z
tive to MIR. Gladstone's home rule pro.
posa!s. II thaswas the case; he said, f,e
felt justified in saying that IL was euili,
cient to recommend the measure to tho
acceptance of the House, He taunted
Mr.. Gladstone with having introduced in
1881 an arbitrary cosrcive measure which
enabled the Irish Chief Secretary TO i'm.
prison any at.wilt. He ridiculed the com, 4
pariaon that had been made between the
trades union and societieB whose object
was the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the empire,
and which we're supported by forafguers,
The trades union might well be indignant
at a comparison OF their honest, peaceiul
efforts with those Of the boycotters and
political conBpiratorB. 4 81 2faif ilt:i'
William O Brien praised Mr.. Gladstone's
brave opposition to the bill. ;fr Mr., Glad
stone, he said, was the greatest conqueror {
OF Ireland. While others conquered by
might of arms, Gladstone conquered by
mere generosity. After Major aanderson
and Attornay.Gynorsl Webster replied on
behalf OF the government the debate was
adjourned. & .}Ss2:, g}SS.:{se5
Blaine Goes to EdInburg. y
LONDON, July 7.--Mr. James G. Blaine
left London to-day for Edinburgh. He
He WAS accompanied by the L5rd Mayor
oi London and Senator Halo, Of Maine.
The party occupied q royal saloon
railroad car, which u was /, decorated
with flags and the Is Maine coat Of
arna. Mr., Rlaina will ha ! tho ,,,,,.t -